What caused rebel groups to rise up against the communist regime in afghanistan in 1978?

a. muslim and anti-communist groups declared war on one another.

b. the afghan people wanted to be ruled by the taliban.

c. soviets were committing genocide against muslims.

d. the afghan leader was assassinated by pro-communist forces.

European imperialism in the 19th century was largely motivated by a desire to: o a. assert power over other parts of the world. b. end the racist policies practiced in many foreign countries. o c. defend europe from aggressive foreign armies. d. relocate ethnic and religious minorities within national borders.

The quote below is an excerpt from the charter of the united nations: "the purposes of the united nations are: to maintain international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations which might lead to a breach of the peace . " source:this section implies that the united nations is prepared to do what to keep world peace?

What significance does alfred t. mahan have on expansion and imperial policies of the late 1800s?